Figure 1) Current & Previous SST and SSTA
Conditions.
The tabs below show the daily 5km SST
and SST anomalies (SSTA) for 2024-06-05.
Current conditions are based on the
latest remotely sensed data from NOAA
Coral Reef Watch. For comparison, the SSTA conditions are also shown
for exactly 1 year prior (2023-06-05).
The ship icon represents thelocation of turtle release on July 10,
2023. On 2024-06-05, the SST at
this location was: 17.61°C.
This value represents a
3.68°C departure from average (2024) and a
2.43°C departure from average
(2023).
The 4 circles represent longitudes of
interest (Figure 2) along a possible shipping route (gray line). Black
lines represent the 18°C isotherm. The Thermal Corridor
area is outlined in white.
Current SST Conditions: 2024
Current SST Anomalies: 2024
Previous Year’s SST Anomalies: 2023
Figure 2) Average SST time series.
Weekly and long-term average sea
surface temperatures at 4 longitudes in the eastern North Pacific (160W,
150W, 145W, 140W).
For each longitude, the darker lines
with circles represent the weekly SST average since 2023.
To compare the current SST values
(2023-present) with the long-term average for the same time period, the
lighter solid lines represent the long-term monthly SST averages between
1997-2022.
The black horizontal line at 18°C was
used as a reference for optimal temperatures during turtle
release.